Lower Kohistan District
Lower Kohistan District
ضلع کوہستان زیریں | |
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 View of Pattan Valley | |
 Lower Kohistan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| Established | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Pattan |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 642 km2 (248 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 340,017 | |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0 |
| • Rural | 340,017 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 2 |
| languages | Kohistani, Hindko & Urdu |
| Website | lowerkohistan |
Lower Kohistan District (Urdu: ضلع کوہستان زیریں) is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2][3][4][5] Pattan is the district headquarters of Lower Kohistan.[6] Kohistani people form majority in the district.[7]
Overview and history
[edit]Until 2014, this district was part of the large Kohistan district. In 2014, the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bifurcated Kohistan District into the Upper Kohistan and Lower Kohistan districts. At that time, Lower Kohistan comprised two tehsils: Palas and Pattan.[8] However, the tehsil of Palas was separated from the district of Lower Kohistan as another district. It was named as Kolai-Palas.[9] On 31 May 2018, Ranovali Pinkhad, previously part of Pattan tehsil, was made a separate tehsil.[10]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 161,428 | — |
| 1998 | 122,211 | −1.62% |
| 2017 | 202,502 | +2.69% |
| 2023 | 340,017 | +9.02% |
| Sources:[11] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Lower Kohistan district has 47,347 households and a population of 340,017. The district has a sex ratio of 104.39 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 22.05%: 33.32% for males and 10.32% for females. 135,723 (44.75% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in rural areas.[1] 945 (0.31% of the surveyed population) people in the district are from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[12]
92.26% of the surveyed population speak one of the many Kohistani languages as their first language. 5.67% are Pashto speakers.[7]
Administrative Units
[edit]Lower Kohistan comprises two Tehsils:[10]
Provincial Assembly
[edit]| Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Ghafar | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-26 Kohistan Lower | 2018 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "KP govt notifies three new tehsils, one subdivision in Kohistan". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "PPP awards tickets in Sindh, KP". The Nation. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt releases Rs7251 million for quake-hit districts - Pakistan - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "KP govt notifies three new tehsils, one subdivision in Kohistan". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2018-01-30). "Palas as headquarters of new district opposed". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Lines of division: K-P govt carves Kohistan into two districts | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2018-06-21.[dead link]
- ^ Iqbal, Javed (24 November 2017). "4 new tehsils in Punjab on the cards". The Nation. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ a b Correspondent, The Newspaper's (31 May 2018). "Five tehsils created in Hazara division". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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